Onion Knight (job)

Why is it that we use the name of a certain vegetable to refer both to those who excel and also those without experience in the ways of the world? It is a well-known fact that all heroes in all tales disliked vegetables as children. Their legend begins with their overcoming of this weakness, and then continues with a journey filled with hardships. That noble vegetable, the onion, lives on as a symbol of hardships overcome, and as the mark of a true hero.

The Onion Knight(玉葱剣士, Tamanegi Kenshi?) is a recurring job class in the Final Fantasy series. Similar to the Freelancer class, the job has no real abilities and cannot equip good equipment aside from the fabled onion equipment, which is exclusive to them. Their real strength is revealed after reaching level 90, when their stat growth skyrockets. By level 99, an army of Onion Knights are nearly invincible, having max stats. In the 3D remake of Final Fantasy III they can learn any magic spell (excluding summoning spells), similar to the Sage class.

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In the original version, the Onion Knight is the default job. While it has no special abilities and limited equipment, its stats grow immensely once the player reaches level 99.

In the 3D remake, the Onion Knight is a secret job obtained through Mognet with the Freelancer replacing it as the default class. The Onion Knight can use nearly any piece of equipment and its stats grow by a large margin once the characters' levels reach the 90s.

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The second page for the bestiary entry of the enemy Wild Onion is a message from an Onion Knight named "Nakhiro". In addition, the Onion Queen's second bestiary page elaborates on the Final Fantasy lore and the meaning of the onion within the series.

A set of Onion Knight attire can be obtained, including the Onion Helm, Onion Doublet, Onion Gaskins, and Onion Pattens. Each piece is optimal rank 1 with above average stats. The Onion Helm was available as a limited time bonus with the game's Collector's Edition, while the other equipment pieces can be obtained through normal gameplay. According to item descriptions, this attire is a replica of the uniform of the onion knights of the fallen Allagan Empire.

The Onion Knight is a job whose level increases by mastering other jobs exclusive to the War of the Lions version. When every other job is mastered, the Onion Knight becomes the strongest job class. It cannot learn any abilities by itself, but can equip every piece of equipment.

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Onion Shirt is an outfit for Tiz Arrior that can be purchased from the Adventurer for 200,000 pg after upgrading the armor shop in Norende to its maximum level. Equipping it will make Tiz appear clad as an Onion Knight regardless of what class he is currently in, though it has no effect on his stats. He will also don the outfit during cutscenes.

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Onion Knight Garb returns as an outfit for Yew Geneolgia. It can be bought for 990,000 pg in Chapter 3, or could be obtained for free by pre-ordering the game in certain regions. As in Bravely Default, Yew takes on the appearance of a Red Onion Knight in battle, on the field, and during cutscenes. It overrides whatever job's costume he is currently in.

The Onion Knight is the character representing Final Fantasy III. As the character never had an official name in the original game, his title is simply his job class. He appears as a Warrior of Cosmos, and rivaled by the Cloud of Darkness.

An Onion Kid appears, having suffered many times through Black Mage's actions. It is later revealed he is the past incarnation of Sarda, the misfortunes the Light Warriors inflicting on him as a child caused him to develop a deep hatred for them and study magic for years to claim revenge.

[view·edit·purge]The onion, also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is used as a vegetable and is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Allium.

The adjective of onion refers to the Japanese metaphoric idiom of poverty, aptly named the "Onion Life", "peeling away one layer at a time and crying all the way". Alternatively, the term could come from the slang phrase "to know one's onions", meaning to be very versatile.